This record consolidates 8 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.
| Operator / developer | Iron City Wells, LLC (applicant); data-center operator undisclosed |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Clearfield County, PA |
| Address | Not published |
| Location precision | locality |
| Coordinates | Not published; no coordinate inferred |
| Capacity | Not established |
| Aliases | Iron City #1 and #2 |
| Project profile | 8 rows |
|---|---|
| Intent / permits | 0 rows |
| Civic / infrastructure | 0 rows |
Iron City Wells, LLC is the applicant on both projects; trade coverage ties the sites to gas-fired behind-the-meter generation for data centers, without naming a data-center operator.
Key data: Iron City Wells, LLC (applicant); data-center operator undisclosed
Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29
Limitation: Parent company/registered agent for Iron City Wells LLC not retrieved; end user unknown.
PA DEP issued an air-quality permit for 15 natural-gas-fired generators supplying the data center behind the meter (off-grid), using local Marcellus gas rather than a utility.
Key data: 15 gas-fired generators, behind-the-meter (no utility supply)
Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29
Limitation: Permit number not captured in fetched text; no PJM interconnection (off-grid design).
NOT_FOUND. Searched DEP eNotice coverage, county agendas and trade press; no water supplier, withdrawal source or volume was published for either Iron City site.
Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29
Limitation: Rural township location suggests wells; unconfirmed.
Clearfield County Planning Commission reviewed the projects; Karthaus and Beccaria Townships are the municipal authorities; PA DEP North-central Regional Office issued the air-quality permit.
Key data: Clearfield County Planning Commission; Karthaus Twp; Beccaria Twp; PA DEP NCRO
Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29
Limitation: n.a.
NOT_FOUND for a named planner. The county planning commission agenda documents the review but names no staff contact, and township-level zoning contacts for Karthaus and Beccaria were not published in fetched sources.
Key data: Clearfield County Planning Commission (body only)
Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29
Limitation: County department directory not successfully fetched.
NOT_FOUND. No Clearfield County economic development officer or authority contact tied to the Iron City projects was found in fetched county or trade sources.
Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29
Limitation: n.a.
The DEP North-central Regional Office air program contact who handled the permit is published with a direct phone and office address.
Key data: Muhammad Q. Zaman, PA DEP NCRO — 570-327-3648, 208 W. Third St., Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701
Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29
Limitation: Applicant-side contact not published.
The projects sit in Marcellus Shale gas country and are designed around local gas supply with on-site generation rather than transmission service; no substation, water or fiber infrastructure was described.
Key data: Marcellus gas supply; behind-the-meter generation, no grid tie described
Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29
Limitation: Pipeline names/routes not published.